1) “Revival” debut, 10 p.m., Syfy and USA. Elsewhere, evil zombies roam afar. Here, a few benign (mostly) ones are confined to Wausau, Wis. The opener starts adequately and gets better as we get to know Dana (a cop), her dad (the police chief), her son and her sister. The result is sometimes involving (albeit nasty, shown here) or funny, with a great closing line. Read more…
1) “Sherlock & Daughter” season-finale, 9 p.m., CW. Holmes was skeptical about the American who says he’s her father. (They’re shown here.) But now they’ve linked to unmask the syndicate that kidnapped Watson. The final confrontation is at a debutante ball, where, CW says, shots are fired and hearts are betrayed. Read more…
1) “The 1% Club” season-opener, 8 p.m., Fox. One of TV’s best games is back, in some ways better than ever. Patton Oswalt was an excellent host the first year; Joel McHale (shown here) is even better, bantering with the sometimes-quirky contestants. This opener’s answers can be devilish; at times, it’s even hard to understand the question. Still, this is great fun. Read more…
1) BET Awards, 8 p.m., BET, CMT, VH1. Kevin Hart hosts, with “ultimate icon” awards for Jamie Foxx, Mariah Carey (shown here), Kirk Franklin and Snoop Dogg. The latter three will perform, as will Lil Wayne, Teyana Taylor, GloRilla, Playboi Carti and Leon Thomas. There are awards for music (Kendrick Lamar has 10 nominations), movies and sports. Read more…
1) Tony Awards, 8 p.m. ET, CBS. “Hamilton” (shown here) reached Broadway in August of 2015, scoring instantly. Ten months later, it won 11 Tonys and the Tonycast ratings jumped 35 percent. Now the original cast returns for a 10th-year performance. There will also be numbers from music from the nominated musicals (including ones with Audra McDonald and Nicole Scherzinger) and, presumably, host Cynthia Erivo. Read more…
1) “Ocean,” 9-10:54 p.m., National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo Wild. Two potent forces — David Attenborough (shown here), 99, and National Geographic, 137 — combine for the first time. They bring spectacular footage and a passionate message: Oceans, Attenborough says, offer “life at its most mesmerizing.” Read more…
1) “Resident Alien” season-opener, 11 p.m., USA and Syfy. One of TV’s best shows finally returns. Last season ended 14 months ago, as aliens schemed to steal a baby and destroy Earth. (Those hours repeat at 12:02 and 1:03 a.m. on USA.) Now Harry, an alien himself, is helpless while a rude shapeshifter (shown here) takes his place. Alan Tudyk is great (as usual) in a double role. Read more…
1) Basketball, 8:30 p.m., ABC. In their combined 107 NBA seasons, the Oklahoma City Thunder (shown here) and Indiana Pacers have had one championship. The Thunder won in 1979 (when they were in Seattle) and have lost three times. This time, they had the top regular-season record, plus 12-4 in the playoffs. Now they host the Pacers, who are in their second finals. Read more…
1) “Sherlock & Daughter,” 9 p.m., CW. Throughout this first season (a good one), Holmes (David Thewlis, shown here) has been limited: The Red Thread group kidnapped his friend Watson and threatens to kill him. Now Holmes has cracked the group’s code; a week from the season-finale, he follows clues all the way to the vaults of the Bank of England. Read more…
1) “The Cleaning Lady,” 8-10 p.m., Fox. This ends the season … and possibly the entire series. If so, it’s a terrific finale, reaching fierce extremes. It starts with Thony in prison (shown here), where Ramona — the raging sister of Thony’s pseudo-husband — wants to kill her. Then things get much worse. It’s a fast-paced and violent end to a strong season (and, maybe, series) Read more…
